Roberto Jose

Roberto "Bobby" Jose was born on May 11, 1963. The eldest of three kids of Alfredo Jose and Victoria Silvosa. His father once dribbled for Far Eastern University.
His Background
Bobby grew up in Bocaue, Bulacan, and spent his high school years at St.Paul's College in Bocaue where he played only in the intramurals. He took up his first year of college at the Meycauayan Institute and played under coach Jerry Espiritu in the 1984 Bulacan Private Schools Athletic Association league.
The following year, a friend who was a classmate of UST's Raymond Fran, told him to try out for the Glowing Goldies, which would be without a center since Fran was graduating, Bobby did so but only managed to make it to the reserve list.
Basketball Career
In 1986, despite minimal playing time with the Goldies, Bobby still managed to impress scouts, After his stint with the Junior team, he became a power to reckon with the following season in the UAAP, where he was the top scorer for UST, averaging 15.07 points per game with a high of 34 made when the Glowing Goldies thumped National University, 116-104 on September 3, 1987.
Earlier that year, Bobby was one of the twelve new cagers of the Philippine Youth team coached by Joe Lipa, who were thrown into battle in the ninth staging of the Asian Basketball Confederation Junior Championships in Manila.
He signed up to play for Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corporation (MIESCOR) in the PABL and also had stints with Purefoods and Philips Sardines in the Amateur league.
In 1989, Bobby Jose turned pro, and was drafted in the first round by San Miguel Beer in the PBA, In his young pro career, Bobby was already a member of a Grandslam ballclub, played back-up roles to the more established PBA stars, after three years with the beermen, he became a journeyman playing for Alaska Milk, Ginebra San Miguel and Pepsi Mega.
Bobby Jose reverted back to the PBL where he was part of numerous championships by the Tanduay quintet, when the Lucio Tan group rejoin the PBA in 1999, he was one of the few players elevated by their farm team straight to the professional ranks.

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